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Author Archives: pclifton
Fuselage teardown
But first, I had to figure out where to put the antennas. There are four that I need to find homes for on the belly: two com radio antennas, and two blade antennas, one for the transponder and one for … Continue reading
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 3.5
Finishing the aileron trim system
I’d intended to get the whole system temporarily installed in the fuselage for illustration purposes, but I only got as far as installing the servo and pushrod. One thing to notice here is that the two holes not used for … Continue reading
Posted in Fuselage
Hours Logged: 2
Landing light mounts
With the position verified, it was time to make the cutouts. I actually decided to make these about 4.25” instead of 4”, to provide a little more clearance for some of the components. This ended up being unnecessary, for reasons … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Wings
Hours Logged: 4
Aileron hinge service bulletin
After removing the heads and punching out a few rivets, and having the bracket come loose: And here we are, a bracket-free spar: Next up is fitting the doublers. Each spar has two doubler pieces, both made of heavy alclad … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 3
General systems planning
I’m only calling this one shop hour, even though I’ve spent a whole lot longer over the past two days with this stuff. This is just me drawing a (somewhat arbitrary) line between being out in the shop doing stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Avionics, Electrical
Hours Logged: 1.5
Forward systems planning, again
Next up is the upper shelf layout, which ends up being nice and roomy for everything. This shelf could actually be made wider, but I’ve intentionally drawn it so it’s narrow enough to pass through the space taken up by the … Continue reading
Posted in Avionics, Electrical, Fuselage
Hours Logged: 1